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“Cowboys in Space? That’s gotta be stupid.” These are often the first thoughts that many (including myself!) had when they heard of the scifi show Firefly. Then I watched the first episode, and got hooked…

People have certain negative assotiations with “cowboy” movies: Lacking depth of characters, old-fashioned stereotypes, heroes we no longer identify with. Firefly is the opposite of that — Whedon truly made it “the best of both worlds”.

If you are curious which aspects of Western and Scifi make up Firefly, watch this short amazing analysis!